HYPOGLYCEMIA SYMPTOMS

Hypoglycemia symptoms cover a wide range of conditions from fatigue to irritability and lightheadness.

Your body has lost its ability to regulate sugar to create
glucose (energy). The pancreas produces too much insulin due to chronic
over stimulation. This causes a roller coaster of energy highs and lows.

The ongoing barrage of pancakes, chocolate and cheese cake has finally taken its toll on your body.

Consequently, you may be experiencing the following:

Intense cravings for sweets

If you miss a meal, you become irritated

Dependency on coffee to get you going

Become easily upset with slight provocation

Become disoriented or lightheaded if you miss a meal

Eat to try and relieve fatigue

Feel jittery or shaky

Blurred vision

Cranky in the morning

Headaches, and

Afternoon energy crash.

Sluggish Pituitary

Hypoglycemia is closely linked to all types of hypothyroidism due to sluggish pituitary function and iodine deficiency.

The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain. This is the main controlling agent for all hormonal function.

If your
adrenals
are fatigued from continual stress in your life, they lose the ability
to supply the liver with hormones to release stored glucose into the
blood stream for energy.

Eventually, the entire system breaks down and symptoms of iodine deficiency or low thyroid set in.

Other Factors to Consider

There are two types of hypoglycemia.

The classic hypoglycemia is perpetually low blood sugar. This is caused by a poor diet, adrenal fatigue, hypothyroidism, and drug side effects.

Fortunately, this condition can be stabilized with proper diet.

Reactive Hypoglycemia

Signs of reactive hypoglycemia are easily recognizable.

Are
you a a morning grouch who can't get going without a cup of coffee
first? Then, you have reactive hypoglycemia. Your body has gone all
night without food in your system. Your body is running on empty.

If
you find yourself crashing around 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, you have reactive
hypoglycemia. This happens when the blood sugar drops two to five hours
after eating.

This is an early stage of insulin resistance - a precursor to diabetes.

Fortunately, this can be resolved through diet.
The person who has these hypoglycemia symptoms typically misses meals.

She
eats sugary foods; depends on caffeine for stimulation; craves sweets
and salt; has a hard time waking up and complains of difficulty sleeping
at night.

Again, proper, balanced diet is the key to alleviation of these hypoglycemia symptoms.

Hypoglycemia Symptoms - Diet Solution

Datis Kharrazsian, DHSc, DC, MS, author of "Why Do I Still have
Thyroid Symptoms When My Test Labs are Normal" stresses that you must make a permanent life style change in your eating habits.

Overcoming the sometimes uncontrollable cravings for sugar and salt is a challenge, but it can be done.

Dr. Kharrazsian sets out the following basics to control the hypoglycemia symptoms caused by unstable blood sugar:

Eat a high quality protein breakfast eaten one hour after waking up.

Eat a small amount of protein every two to three hours
such as nuts, seeds, boiled egg, cheese or meat; high protein snack or
shake.

Find your carbohydrate tolerance and stick to it. A
general rule of thumb is, if you become sleepy after eating
carbohydrates or crave sugar after you eat, you've consumed too much.

If you do consume high sugar, counterbalance it with fiber, fat or protein. This allows the body to avoid insulin shock.